Vehicle-spring.



O. FRENCH.

VEHICLE SPRING.

APPLICATION FILED MAR- 2. 1916.

1,287,665. I Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

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vi; ZICLE-SPRIHG.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec; 1'21, i918 .tpplication filed March 2, 1918. Serial No. 551,8(31.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known. that I, OSCAR FRENCH, ii citi- 2011 of the United States, resident of Athens, county of Bradford, of Penngyh'ania, 2i corteiiti new and useful Votiie fow-wiiig is o me of a vehicle This I further objects will more fully ejy icai" the foiiowiiig sy eoificetion and no drawings, coiisieieel toporeteiy,

3 L is e View of o. semi-elliptic figuring embodying my invention; and

2 is it simi or view of o modification. L nen views iikepei'ts ore dcsigneted by me reference characters.

y spring 1 is connecteci to e support such as frame member 2 of a vehiclc of any suitable sho oe. The spying; is

which forms no part of the present iiiveii tion. (me end of the spring 18 seemed to a support, such as the frame moiifocrfi by means of an immovable connectiomioi' ex simple by :1 loo-it 1-. The other and of the spring is secured to a support, as the fro-mo member 2, also by on unyieldingconnection, for exanipie by bolts 5, 5. At one and of the springis a yielding portion 6 which is preferably-made in Q modeof one spring leaf as shown viii Fig 1, or a morality of i'eavcs as shown iii 2. This yielding connection. permits the movement of the spring; and a-Kio Without me of jointed or slipping-concoctions ,siiitomobiles,

the iiest embodiment there-of, but I desireto at one and, and an integral $5 shaped shape, as shown, It may between the spring and its support. For this reason there 15 nothing to wear and thereby produce loose joints. Therefore the use of shackles, heretofore considered necessary in connection. with vehicle springs is zwoideci.

My structure provides a spring in which both ends are rigidly connected to the support. Therefore the spring cannot move endwise oniy as it does in the 5% portion.

Any suitable support for the spring may be used.

I in the embodiment chosen for illustration the distance between the ends of the spring is invariable, irrespective of the compression of tho spring.

Vfiiile I have shown my ii v'ention as op plied to a semi-eiiiptic spring, I desire to have it understood that the some may be 11sec. cit-various other types of springs, such as elliptic, side and {scroll elliptic sprin 2 r In accordance with the provisions of t e patent statutes, I have described. the pro ciplo of my invention together with the 1211-.

now consimier to represent which i' have it understood that the apparatus shown i8 incieiy illustrative mid that the invention carried on an axie 3 in any suitable manner may; he carried out in other Ways.

fii'oviiig now dcsciitecimy invention, What I claim {ZS-HEW and (iesire to secure by Letiers'Pateiit, is:

A; eemi-eiiiptic spring for vehicles having on imziiombio connection with the support ortioii adjacent to the other end the distance between ends of the spring being int erio cie This specification signeci and witnessed tiaie 25th day of February, 191%.

@SCAR FRENCH. Witnesses 7 Te ms. & Liywme,

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